HIST202

This survey of New Jersey history will cover the development of New Jersey from the Native American inhabitants, the Leni Lenape, European colonization, the colonial period, the American Revolution, the Jacksonian Era, Slavery and the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, Labor Union Movements, Immigration, Women's Suffrage, Race issues and relations, the Great Depression, World War II, as well as the rise of Victorian Leisure, tourism and motion pictures. There will be special emphasis on Ecological history, Women's history, architecture and African American history in all topics. The course will use New Jersey history as a means of understanding the major themes of United States history. Therefore, the themes of United States history, such as European Colonization, the American Revolution, Slavery, Industrialization, etc. are employed and amplified by local history. This approach will also give students a greater sense of place as New Jersey residents and will provide Education majors with a pedagogical foundation for teaching the subject. The course will include a class trip to a historical site. (Prerequisites: READ-092 or READ-095 or satisfactory completion of the College's foundational studies requirement in reading, and ENGL-095 or satisfactory completion of the College's foundational studies requirement in writing)